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P, PAULI, Prop., - Milverton Omty Are You Insured C.Spencer,C.R, i: N,Zimmermana,R.S INTENSIVE ‘FARMING. Immense Crop Yields Are the Rule on All Japanese Farms: It is stated that only sixteen per cent. of Japan’s land is capable of cul- tivation. This is partly due to the contour of the country. Practically, there are no slopes, the r flat or precipitous. are grow! the yet of Japan’s 55, 000 ou People 25, 000% 000 to 30, a 000 a There is little \with- drawal of popes labor from the land to indust Of course, rice is ‘the staple pati ‘but already it is pe. sufficient for the’ population, considerable amount is imported ie Siam and Burma. To prepare to m ressing of fine manure, hen ironing ig andherchet the . middle should be it dt fi iron u dges first causes the mide to “swell out like a balloon and makes it « difficult to iron satisfactorily, e j| greatly increased, ‘a | Surpreme effort just now, let us re- ‘$ mem! id wer will be mailed to you. » Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W., Tor The high price at which peas have ae on the market for aie last two rs has given a decided impetus to previous year by we fe millod pene This ould be. ‘The preduction | cr e pre- vious to the war, but since then, due to the rapidly rising ica at the last ee years, the acreage has been A neelalig in the provinces st Quebec, Saskatchewan an nee saber one can utilize tae crop either i it ‘the seed or it is surprising that pea not received an even growing has 1 eee impetus than it did last sea- aa peas and iat yee ecially in Canada occupy a a place in Pree diet in mth asletts ible food, pe meal is'a nage proteinaceous food ssecaltent? for balan ration for stock- es- are cee furnis ‘ing as it docs low priced concentrate, _Con- idering the high price 5, soncen fiiehs she facies Tia tae rop of, Beas, Shit he -eaicnn cect ants pea meal, is doing much to free himself from danger of eplattation at the hands of feed dealei feeding purposes, being an ideal win- ter roughage for bi ling ewes thoy ate likley excelent feed: ae young cattle. They can also be suc- cessfully grown With oats and ensiled, furnishing where gr mer pasture for hogs, they return profit- most valuable adjunct to the summer ration coming- in at a time whe ‘oung shoats are able to-anake the best use of this kind of feed. The successful culture of peas is largely-a matter of climate. Being a legume inste: a cereal, they are classed among those crops known PEAS—THE STOCKMAN’S cnor. ae ot ne, the | o Aire gains, an acre of peas forming a} ; By Agronomist. aviee ant the ad rm: readers who #: Mur question \f |mend a_com| Publ rehing ; While they a not that hi ‘iin fertility. will 2 by pattie them on sod! land wl has been ploughed’. thé iB sie autum it thot roughly top- worked before see Peas eau ‘be sown as early young vines which ness of the a i lamage It is impossible to give an exact date when it is desirable to start pea seeding, but this is a gen- eral rule that may be followed: If you have sown your wheat on the earliest date possible, the seeding pot, may be This rule Miah be modified in certain localities, er conditions. We would recommend farmers who are in extreme northern fangs. and sare subject to severe injury Pate eset both in eastern provinces, and north of an sow a tain that they will escape late spring and early fall frosts. The many in which one can occupying, as it than any of the Canadian cereals. are no cultural cen the farmer while the chief successfully controlled by the sul- phide treatment. There is a large place for peas in our farming and stockfeeding prac- tices, much larger been Note. — Routine The first sign of a hen being broody (wanting to set) is that she stays longer on the nest when laying, and on approached will quite iikely re- main and make a clucking noise, ruffle er feathers and peck at the intruder. appearing from her should feel hot to the a nest which has previously been pre- pared. hen is from whlch varies slightly during incuba- tion. The nest should be in some quiet, out way place, where the set- ting hen will not be distu Move her the regular laying nest at night and handle bertarctulleie ae so, Put a chin: nest where she is to set and place a board over the opening so that she ered ects off. s d the evening of the second | day cide go in where she is setting, Sho uld she return ge eeding remove china egg or eggs and Tie paler cite that are to be incubated. If the nests are slightly darkened the hens are less 38. they should be confined and not be disturbed vant the atch i8 completed, unless they be- a sala ae it may be best to that are hatched In col ‘rether it is best not ore n eg hed while athe 8 eee spring one can put twelve 8 ee according to the size ae the it the Hen, thoroughly with insect aieh and in applying the powder feathers, giving seret ‘atiotlen 3 ed around the vent and under the sprinkled in the nest. —o—_. The Soil Builder. but while our burning dMsires are a fading us to make er ere may be just loud and earnest calls for grains and meats years to come; and while we work hard to do our best let us consider it our duty to so manage that ie sao daca a the production of grains and m eas great at the end us the abe of the war, be 1 flow the fountains of is orttaies while ‘he oe influences behind which will lighten the burdens — of life which would otherwise bear heavily on the jeserving and innocent members of. @/in the loss of her litter. ready to be transferred A setting tol! COFoosQ) Te sow shou from other hogs and placed This familiarizes the sow whom me, and prevents Renee ob ines ieee BENE result fy ters should not be too large, especially ie pen. ina egg or two in the| farro gs under a! one 3. The parade: “hould also be it 3] a sie Be our first ambition to a yatvaine 1 should not be too abundant, With, ¢ much bedding the sow makes a pit ie nee pty about the erushing of the a es Se ae farrowing rations of the sow should be reduced in quantity and: be’ jof a laxative nature, A ration too i stimulate an abnor- oapaciuvenalit watts and mn death, apne pigs. The ike Bed. , and of strawberry plants is eee tie sec ateiate planting. Order the plants and have them on hand early in the spring so that may be set out at the earliest oppor- tunity. Have the bed well prepared as for a garden crop. Mi Tows s off tl e ae ‘one-hal: longer than four or five inches. It. is a well-known fact that plants absorb s of has ot yet become estgblished in the dry, season; as} plant; ordinarily two leaves are left. Do not exdose the ily to the d and moist while niantinge — Sewing on Buttons. To make buttons stay in place on the be garments, cut the leather tabs fi ld shoes and from these cut cela pieces about the size of a ten-cent piece shee wiated and thread around the neck of the button, as this is a source of strengtl But- ‘ing ‘ature geaneeelsina tons sewn on in this manner will never drag a hole in the material, ® pin; g\a ene isa m d best results are * obtained ot wheat or oats, owing to the cemce bce depending entirely on the local weath- of early | Sect if winter the p thought by most of our practical : : ! a ae n days previous to farrowing, the |is i d in’ her farrowing the |W BRAVEP~ OF SIGNALER. in area is Dangerous Work. fun comma cieeaen tate most difficult and dangerous task. are broken in several places by shell fire. Instantly that communication is broken See ae oS to imul- eeneoualy pare cote ends, following along the line until they discover the betes and mend it. acne ua Tuan Ge" Commanitatioe Garver Sometimes the lines |, quire, missing an old face. “Oh, he went West last web would be the When we are attacking the forward bserving officer goes over the top just like the rest. He ger with th cond wave, eae goes which a e point, in the eacdagetine whici serve as the New advanced O.P. As the artillery party crosses out across a field where deat te is falling like leaves in on forest requires the basi ante of pluck, but the signalers never seem to minute _iruitlessly Saceeg, Aes ale graph k (very mued cain aniivers ‘le tai aa ee doe: urn and the commas HbA is not real ished, ‘Mitchell, t guess Hearn has gi down; you carry on his place,” is 2 next order. He od, sir,” answers Mitch- ell, and without question goes out into the st orm of bursting shra; ee imes one lineman afte: other ia despatched, and all fail return. it an- to 3 a ° 28 5 3 = B aie. signalers, and none who make During three months the Somm: 28S) Hast Fall our Ber tae its signalers completely wiped out three times in succession. \It got so that I never ex- ed t tae of tke tld ines after Bes —s or third trip. “Where is Mac?” one would en- No Man’s Land, a. field telephone is ear- ith them and a wire is run out ae ig them with the gui fit W010" gore down: “ord back to the reserve officers waiting in t fail, writes Arthur Kent Clufe in front-line dugouts, and a second steps Harper's, forth to fill the place of him who has “Hearn, the wires are.down!” ex-| fallen, conde before the aoe laims the officer who hi n for a * third or fourth may be is called cut to fill the gap. Sg, One by Haig. it is, of course, well known that Sir ite negligible im- ea A teal the Mie elaiaceoe which ude point to this agoeae e| He it appears, inspecting a cabany “oop, Saas Reeth struck with thé neat way i pairs had been made in Sins oF otis saddles. “Very good work,” he remarked to the troop sergeant-major. “Who did it?” i ve of my troopers, sir, was the rep! Toute fortunate to have two such slat saddlers in your troop,” a greater sacrifice in the path of duty. MiAa gomaiter of tact etna the reply, “they're not saddlers, in civil lie being os ell,” ejaculated Sir “how men who can do work like that ould have wasted their lives over law Tean't imagine!” To insure eggs being produced next ullets must be hatched early this us pring. One difficulty | often times experienced in hatching early chicks is = eet eg at are we’ orous males are with healthy “tecoatee and not too many females with one male, tite) tr opie me this source may b coun Boe: is detrimental to the Us Care in Handling Eggs ear while we are trying to conserye on every hand and trying to produce the largest amount of foods ever produced it is important that use every means possible to gain this end and consequently. we can not ex- ercise too much care ,in handling the eggs. The hands should be clean in hand- 1m the hatching eggs. It is well hands may be r the egg and p ates Fe pores in th eases of various kinds may be trans- mitted to the egg through dirty hands. There has also been more or less trouble encountered with’ deformed and crippled incubator chicks. In fact, we don’t belie taken off a hatch from the incubator but what there were several defor ed- chicks, ite aie tle other hand, we don’t er removed a hi an found a single deformed chick among 0 is i case after thirty years’ experience with chickens/| Much experimenting has been carried found that will absolutely overcome the difficulty, The subject of white diarrhoea of young chicks has been given scientific | von lay an 'e.| three to wash the hands before gathering |. the eggs. Any oily substances on the ‘m-~| diarrl dif t CARE OF HATCHING EGGS __ By James B. Watson, study but as yet no absolute cure or preventative has been Mieceyeret oud about the only thing t precautionary ne as ve one | handling of the hatching egg: Keeping The ae that are intended fer hatch- ae shecld be gathered several times i where the temperature will not vary to ‘or thi ther ce affect their hatchability material- "The small end of the egg should be placed down, to protect the air space in the large end of the egg, i eggs should be gently turned daily. ‘d | Eggs intended for hatching should not be held over two weeks or ten days, although we have held them for weeks and had excellent hatches, but to shold eggs for such Tong periods is not to be encouraged. ough handling of eggs may break or pee the egg germ ion. egg germ white disk-like spot yolk when the a is broken open. 7 receiving hatching eggs from a dis- tance the aeeee rite advises the receiver to allow the eg} twenty-four placing tom in incubation, this is done to al- {low the germ in the egg to right it- sel elf Also to allow the egg to settle and the air space to become normal. Tt sometimes Taper that the eggs are not cleaned the je in- terferred with. Soiled eggs should be washed in Per water to them Although experi- ments have beat shown that a hatch of 52.5 per cent. has been secured of unwashed eas and forty per cent. of washed e lowever, the state- ment is ae clear whether the eggs d with joea or merely in clear water t clean them of ‘it, Suit filth. The fae ble from dirty eggs age in clean litter and plenty of nesting ma- terial ja supplied In above some suggestions we | been sais upon the care of the hatch- ing eggs seem small selves but will do much toward in- uring success and are applicable whether the eggs are o pe placed un- der hens or in incubato: FUNNY FOLD: CUT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED LINES Now, puppy, you must hold a pon your nose; don’t let rita » a ‘then comalg a better trick, ~ EN balence on this eticlte ae) e er | ject is said | 77) Douglas, | ° and then| ¥® clean | demai solution of } j n dirty and filthy quarters and if| an By Andrew F it. West, Tero What May be roe for a Crying by? ‘ My ite wil two and 0 let her os until sl falls oer or should she be ey ed,-and i punish- ae Pe you think I ought to ae in to The sae is a large and import- ant one and appeals to almost every mother who looks after her children herseif, as every mother ought to do. can. ie way this sub- treated, much depends as to the future welfafe of each individual by. . i ere are many /things which must first be excluded before one decides. how a crying baby is to be treated i s A se limit of your endurance, and then me more. Exclude, first of all, as ® cause for crying, pain—for babies have impressions, just like other pins, folks, tight r to any other removable ca PROSUENEYs or suffered with grief or worry or great disappointment or brutal husband, ae almost. certain- ly bs & crying is born so, ie ‘can’t help it, and we nly thing a mother c: do to be ae ‘and pitiful, But a child may also inherit a bad temper from one or both parents, and cry and cry from sheer ugliness, With a little study and discrimi- nation it becomes very easy to dif- ferentiate a wilful, angry, ery. from a cry of pain. ‘Even then, don’ suet angry if you can. help it, glee allow your sym- GOOD HEALTH —— - Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pertaining gto is of general interest it will be answered through thi not, it ad of Wilson Publishing Co., 78 Adelaide «| judi¢ious, use of the h feelings and are subject to *paintul bes' Then there is the matter oe ape sition; a baby whose mother was fretful and hysterical during her| i QUESTION BOX Currier, M.D. to Heath f your ee it stamped, diagn parte love to overcoma N oie 2 mes. a judicious, remember and, or _slip- , will be a real benefit and ind. ness; and it surprising how ickly, under ‘such treatment,” the _ often have more intelli- gence than they are given credit for, and secsy learn to put two and two together. If you can stand the annoyance, and it is not too much of an imposi- tion on your neighbors, it would” be better for the baby to keep on erying until she is tired out™and then goes to sleep, than to give in to her. You won’t have to = through the arerienss many tim and if My e up to her you may have to do it for an indeliniie Now don’t say I as Sal and don’t know what I am talking about, for I that, I m. often happens that you o show your love for a baby, n by etaiag ta! his Avill, but “by ae oe to have him submit to QUESTIONS “AND ANSWERS W. K. H- fe been called, ex- amined and passed for the draft, but am troubled with constipation, ach- ‘ace ears. like to ae in sae condition Setar being calle Senet entirely sympathize with you in your desire to get yourself into good condition so that you may paverthd country. I would suggest that you drink at least two quarts of milk a day and that you for y sleep, if possible; every night and take “ gc exercise out ors as you is will put you in firat chs condition for service. Uses of Sal Salt dissolved in a ae ammonia spots. Il fire can be made clear by throwing a handful of salt over it. Lemon juice and salt will clean cop- per and brass out of salt water and rub the carpets Ink stains that are freshly made be removed from carpets by suc- ae applicati a oh arene Handfuls of salt will clean sauce- pans and tale syay- the nupleassat te srahing with salt and wi al in water will take ‘iiects from Baa Before adding vinegar to mint for sauce always add a pinch of salt, This Tiles will look bright fade ee if scrubbed with salt. o DEES SLE Bees Worthy of Much Care. Every colon: bees should be managed so nes it will produce as ich as possible during the fake Prices offered for ex- tracted honey to-day are Xhree times je ire wort! the best of care, and colonies now in modern ones at fralt-blsssorn. Hae rineebe given lenty of room for | brood rearing, and be provided: wth a storage of hoe: Bees an | agents capable of recovering the Shi d tons of nectar that will be avail- [able from all sorts of flowers during he growing season. all this is pod: To ‘Bun the Milk Ci Cans. It is often a question to a farmer’s wife to know just where to sun and air the milk pans, pails and cans. The contrivance which I saw recently near a kitchen \door solves the problem is simply an old wagon into the ground with a large ae on the upper en The tinware was spread about, on the spokes.— me Tea Economy. A great secret of tea economy is to when “all the water is added at once. AEDES Only a slacker could stand idly. on the sidewalk and criticize as the army barb plants. Fork over the beds light- ly, _ Set out asparagus and rhubar' as cate as the a can be made ound cold ‘water, two tablespoons brown On6 CU) peta water, two tablespoons corn stanch (dissolved), Onecinch stick cinnamon, nuts, lemon fuice, Cut up figs, let soak in ou water for se et itt Alid sugar, starch aac ae old water, einige a few nuts cut up. Boil til! clear. Pediat before removing from stove add a little lemon juice. Let cool. Serve with top milk or whipped m, This recipe serves six people, dl To brighten carpets, wring a ‘cloth i af ew if they have been over, would hardly be possible. ‘The picked 4 js feed on the pests which kill the Mendis: nay kind of basket work, grass, especially those which eat the matting or china ean be saa! by | x00! what they were a little more than a |i iving ‘ Without bees ss ro and rhu- | th es SAVE — The protection of birds and the the State College of Agriculture at Cornell So ee are the birds in pro- ecting crops from insect pests, that without them, the grass crop, which is the biggest of all crops the world De. Forbush gives the birds a prac- tically etiaplete alibi as enemies of the farmer. He backs his statements se many specific instances in which feathered friends. birds is not merely a matter o: nen, but has a ccniacen ital economic basi Parent birds work incessantly to keep their young sufficiently fed. young bird is about the biggest eater . in the world. Audubon, the great naturalist declared a woodeock would ht in worms in s since been shown that it will + than this; and it will eat "| twice its weight in twenty-four hotrs, ld mi id have to bologna sausage 67 feet long and 9 ach day. that the birds were pulling up only those plants which were dead; and at the wire worms at plants — An ornithologist persuaded rmer to’ spare the larks on his The other farmers shot them, | The result was that thd man who aeeas si0 larks was the only one for miles around who had an oat crop. The birds killed the insects which’ de- stroyed the other crops. i Letras es eae suffered he: ‘worm which ate the ras He rian pad the birds to build in his bi not at all by the worm: Birds may be Reel to build in _ orchards, by having suitable nesti boxes provided and by nS protectes ark, and still others on those which eat the leaves, peena ee commend To Escape Moths. ‘An old English method of keeping moths from blankets during the sum- mer Is to was) per Moths dislike’ the smell of soap or printers’ ink. e Siia aeeey A Good Place For War Gardens. ‘How is the soil on your farm?” “The richest ever, I raised onions as large as squaghes, and cucumbers as large as watermelons. J don’t dare plang any pumpkins.”